Athiest protagonists?

[veniqe]

Phew! I managed to spell that word from memory.. I'm so clever.

anyway. I'm trying to see if there are any books out there that has athiests as protagonists. And they are still moral people throughout.

Thank you!

 

[SFG75]

You'll love Bazarov in Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons. If you're doing a report, this one has a lot of angles. Some say that Bazarov is Turgenev's shining character while the olde characters represent the stodgy monarchy and elite of Russia. To radicals, Bazarov was lampooned by Turgenev while the views of older Russians were viewed as being stable. In essence, both sides hated him, even his fellow Russian writers.

 

[Stewart]

Phew! I managed to spell that word from memory.. I'm so clever.

By "that word" I hope you mean protagonist as it's not how you spell atheist.

 

[Peronel]

And they are still moral people throughout

As an atheist, I take offence at this statement. Is there a general consensus that being an atheist precludes one from any kind of moral virtue?

But that's a topic for the Mature Discussion board, methinks.

Oh, and er...I can't think of any atheist protagonists off the top of my head.

 

[unKeMPt]

As an atheist, I take offence at this statement. Is there a general consensus that being an atheist precludes one from any kind of moral virtue?

Probably shouldn't take offense. I think there is somewhat of a cultural notion, at least within the United States, that atheists are at least less likely to be moral than other groups.

Here's an interesting article:

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003547514

 

[Proofreader]

The Stranger by Albert Camus
Outside Looking In by Gil Gaudia
The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoievsky
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Stand by Stephen King


There's some to start with, anyhow.

 

[veniqe]

I'm an athiest and dislike how we're portrayed in popular media. And when one does read about an athiest in a book, they're often the villain, not the hero.

Yes, I was referring to protagonist and not athiest.

i've already read the outsider and liked it. I think reading that book and reflecting upon it now inspired me to start this thread.

I'm not doing a report on this. It's just for fun.

 

[Occlith]

i've already read the outsider and liked it. I think reading that book and reflecting upon it now inspired me to start this thread.

Hi veniqe, who is the author of The Outsider?

 

[Proofreader]

It's an alternative title for "The Stranger" by Camus

 

[SFG75]

The Stranger by Albert Camus
Outside Looking In by Gil Gaudia
The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoievsky
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Stand by Stephen King


There's some to start with, anyhow.

Excellent reference!. She has a knack for humiliating "collectivism" as a whole, especially religion.

 

[beer good]

It's an alternative title for "The Stranger" by Camus

It's also a non-fiction book by Colin Wilson. A very interesting read.